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==== consecutive noun as modifier (attributive noun) ==== | ==== consecutive noun as modifier (attributive noun) ==== | ||
{{Noun as modifier}} | {{Noun as modifier}} | ||
==== Appositive nouns & phrases ==== | |||
* = a noun that is next to another noun to add information to it | |||
** may be intermixed with modifiers (adjectives, prepositions) | |||
** distinct from an attributive noun in that the appositive noun clarifies but is not acting as an adjective | |||
** ex. "my friend Steve" | |||
*** "my", "friend," and "Steve" are all nouns | |||
*** "Steve" is the appositive noun that identifies who the "friend" is | |||
*** "my friend Steve" is the appositive phrase | |||
* appositive phrases may provide parenthetical information | |||
** "Joe Blow, ''a rather common fellow'', is uncommonly wise" | |||
*** the appositive phrase "a rather common fellow" adds information to the subject, "Joe Blow" | |||
*** note that this appositive phrase contains an adjective, "common" | |||
* appositive phrases are frequently used to provide a title or identifying profession or position | |||
** "Sanjay Patar, ''the famed tennis player'', retired last year" | |||
* appositive phrases are not always set aside by commas: | |||
** "''The popular state legislator'' Joellin Jones was reelected" | |||
=== possessive nouns === | === possessive nouns === | ||